Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-13
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Bear in mind Couture q LeIord 3 Denen'
Easter Monday evening.
The Northern Pacific office has just re-
ceived a new safe of the Diebold pattern.
The Pacific Express Company yesterday
shipped twelve bars Alice, valued at $l9,'
sos.
The County Commissioners were not IN
session yesterday, having adjourned on
Thursday to Monday.
Auditor Minty went out on the road yes
terday to pay the Montana Union en-
ployes. He returned last night.
Justice Dingevon performed the ceremony
| yesterday evening uniting Jonathan L.
| carp and Miss Emma Miller in the holy
bonds OF matrimony.
The policies on the Court House recently
renewed by the Commissioners are on the
| three.year plan. the Pacific Underwriters
| Association refusing to insure public build
ines for a longer period.
The Colorado Concentration have built a
| shed in the fat about 1000 feet away
from which they will have an elevated road
to the calciners, which is a great improve
ment over wheeling it in hand-barrows.
The Liquidator Concentrator has been
| shut down for two OF three days owing to
negotiations about the lease of the prop
| erty by the Butte Reduction Works for the
! coming year. A difference OF $4,000 K
lists.
The suggestion of raising the sidewalks
on the south side of Broadway, near the
Grand Opera House, to grade would notim-
prove the condition of the street in front
which is complained of for it's miry condi-
ton. There is more mud than ice there
now.
The reason alleged by a City Councilman
| Yesterday for the delay of the Council in
not ordering the completion of the bridge
near the High School is that they are wait
ing to see the outcome OF the vote on the
extended limits. when, if IT, is carried, a
street will be cut through the hill. At pres
ent the bridge leads nowhere, and except
for foot passage, cannot be used.
An ~unintentional reflection on q lawyer
of this city was occasioned by a paragraph
in THE MINER yesterday. referring to the
apl r ,priation of a can in a Justices office.
The reason alleged by the gentleman who
wanted the momento. involved no reference
at all to the attorney mixed up in the pre-
vioul proceedings. and the reporter was
misinformed as to the language used.
President Dana. of the Montana Union,
received a letter yesterday from the Presi-
dent OF the Northern Pacific, inquiring
what preparations his road was making to
meet the requirements of the Interstate
ommerce law. Mr.. Dana replied that
they had issued a rate sheet recently for
local points; that they intended to avoid
all Interstate complications and attend
strictly to local business.
While the case of Territory VS.. Morshead
was on trial in the District Court yesterday
afternoon, w. G. Ross was called as a wit
ness. Mr.. Ross has a very juvenile appear
,-o1 ,,1.~:~-~ ~ hi~C,,fo o10rnrnon+ ond
being somew hat understood. Mr.. Keithly
Of the prosecuting counsel, jumped to his
feet and exclaimed Indignantly: II object
to a boy or child t~estifying in a case like
this" Mr.. Duffy asked Ross his age and
Ross quietly replied hat he was % aud
had been a voter and taxpayer for q cou-
pie of years.
At it's meeting Thursday evening the
Butte Turn Verein came to nodefinite reso-
luton upon the subject OF the new build
ing which the committee was appointed to
report upon. Four pieces OF property
were presented for consideration of the
meeting as coming up to the requirements
of the society. The committee was in
report to an adjourned meeting on Sunday
when a choice of location will likely be
made.
1AuH" Va NOAAJ IL VIZ VI "a
Cory, died yesterday at her home on
Lower Idaho street. Until within the last
three days she has apparently enjoyed the
best of health and the suddenness of her
death is attributed to paralysis. She was
born at Florissant, a suburb OF St. Louis,
Missouri, and was "a years and 3 months
old when she died. She leaves a family of
Jour children, the youngest 4 years old,
and a heart broken husband to mourn her
untimely taking off. as well as a large circle
of mourning friends. Her funeral will take
place at 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
Yesterday was Pasach. the Jewish feast
of the Passover. the first and greatest Of
the three annual feasts instituted by Moses
to celebrate the exodus from Egypt and
lasts eight days. 1t was ordained that un-
bread only should be eaten during
this period, whence the name Chag Ham
azzath, Feast OF Unleavened Bread); and
further that a lamb, one year old, free from
blemish, roasted whole, together with Bit |
ter herbs, should form the meal in every |
ON the eve of the feast. Hence the
name, the paschal lamb. As at present
celebrated among the Jews it mas more the
character of a hallowed family feast, with
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